does anyone remember in the beginning of the year they were talking to one of the trainers who was trying to encourage the team to wear these plastic shells on the outside of their skates, but only 3-4 players were doing it.

I hope hartnell breaking his foot is a way to motivate more players to try them on and wear them for the rest of the season.

does anyone remember in the beginning of the year they were talking to one of the trainers who was trying to encourage the team to wear these plastic shells on the outside of their skates, but only 3-4 players were doing it.

I hope hartnell breaking his foot is a way to motivate more players to try them on and wear them for the rest of the season.

The bone he broke is weight-baring, so I'd guess they'll play this pretty safe and make sure he gets some skating time before trying to play him. We'll see where this falls in timeframe, but we should have a decent amount of warning on when he'll return because of that need for skating/practice to test the foot.

I'm not sure what to expect from a player who had to undergo back surgery, archilles tendon surgery, and now a dislocated shoulder all within more or less a year.
I really like the way he plays when healthy but the question is what is left of his stellar play after all the mess he had to go through recently?